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“My preparation, that’s all it was,” he said. “If I’m completely honest, I allowed myself to get a little overweight after my last fight and didn’t make my weight.

“I’d been watching what some of the other pros have been doing and ended up taking silly tips and silly advice. I did a silly diet and, as a result, lost far too much weight. I came in dehydrated and, with a same-day weight-in, didn’t rehydrate in time. I had just four hours to rehydrate.

“I kept it all under wraps, didn’t let anyone know, including my team. I was a zombie in the ring – the moment anything hit me, I was going over. In the ring, I was a bit all over the place.”

Sen believes defeat may be a blessing in disguise. “They say some of God’s best lessons can be hurtful,” he added. “It has made me stop and think about how I need to do things.

"Things were only going to get bigger and bigger"

“I am hungrier than ever, back on February 2 and that will never, ever happen again. It may sound a bit of a cliché, but I’m genuinely happy it happened now.

“I am still a novice, I’m still going to make mistakes . Things were only going to get bigger and bigger.” Mirhosseini, born in Iran, scored his first win after four pro defeats.

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Tall light-middle River Wilson Bent brought a veritable army of fans for his debut against Lancashire’s Mike Castell. They went home to Bulkington delirious after Wilson Bent uncorked 90 seconds of mayhem to overwhelm Castell, loser of all eight pro fights.

Promoter Owens said afterwards: “I have never seen a better-supported debutant. River had an army of fans who were loud, crazy but, most importantly, impeccably behaved.”

The 22-year-old, now 4-1, also dropped the gangling Sheffield journeyman. Alfadli lost for the 81st time in 88 bouts (five draws).

Having lost in his debut, Dudley lightweight Les Byfield has gone on a 10-fight winning run. Latest opponent, Jamie Speight, gave the 31-year-old all the trouble he could handle before dropping a four-round decision. Speight, from Devon, has lost 31 of 46.